Broom.



'all whom-t mag/concern: A Be it known that I, FRANKLIN 1 .t UNITEDSTAWENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN r. moore, or -sAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA, 'AssrerirqaI lor oNnHALFTo NATHAN J..MAar1N, on REDONDO BnAcHycALrroaNrA.

Bacon..

Spvecic'ation of LettersPatent.l

ratentedapr. l1,1913.

Application mea August 27, 11912. serial No. 717,322.

I. MCCIG,

'fifacitizen of the. United States resid-ing at San Pedro, in' thecounty of Los Angeles Aand State of California, have invented new l and4useful Improvements in Brooms, ,of

n which .the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in brooms, brushes, and the like,and consists in vthe construction, combination and arrangement ofdevices herelnafter described and.

claimed.

One object of my invention is to provide 'a broom or the like implementwhich is made 'of bear or bunch grass such as v occurs in the aridregions ofthe southwest part of the United States. Another object of my:invention is to provide an improved handle or holder for a planeindicated by the line a-a of. Fig. 1,' and Fig. 4 is a similar view onthe plane inbroom,'brush or the like made of such gra-ss.

-In the accompanying drawing :'-Figure 1 isan elevation of a broomconstructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view ofthe same at right angles to Fig. 1.v Fig. 3` is a sectional view on thedica-ted by the line b-b of Fig. 1.

I have discovered that a grass which occurs in the -arid regions of thesouthwest and which is called in some localities bear l 4grass and inothers bunch grass is adapt- ,'45 the ibersof su'ch grass are welladapted for ed for use 'in making heads for brooms,-

brushesand other like implements.

In accordance with Amy invention, .I providea broom or brush head lwhichis pref-` erably made of bear vor. bunch grass. The stalks of the -grassare held together near the upper end of the head by a pair of wire bands2 3. These bands are placed around the broom or brush head, the openAends of the bands are arranged 'at opposite sides ofthe head and aretwisted together as at 4. The stalks of the grass are ,also held tothese bands by stitching as at 5. While u'se in the making of a broom orbrush head,

' the stalks of the grass a're-stid and inelastic and, hence, in orderto secure the required spring for my improved brush or'broom, I providea holder of novel construction v which I will now describe.

The handle 6 is provided at oneend with a crossarm 7. I also provide a.substantially U-shap'ed bridle 8 which comprises a bight 9 r`:and apair of arms 10. The bight is formed with an eye or opening 11 throughwhich the handle 6 extends 'and the arms are formed with spring coils 12which are arranged around the ends of the cross arm 7. This bridle ispreferably made of suitable spring wire and, hence, the coils thereofnot only serve to connect the sides of 'the bridle to the.

cross arm of the handle but also enable thesaid sides to spring.

A The head lof the brush or broom is arranged between the arms 10. Theends of.

the bands 2- 3 are twisted together as at 13 vso thateyes'are formed atthe ends of said bands through which eyesl the arms 10 of -the-bridleextend and thereby the bands effeet a slidable connection between thebrush or broom head and the arms of theA bridle and permit the said headto be adjusted 'toward and fromfthe` cross arm 7 so that compensationmay be made for the wear of the outer ends 'of thejbers of the head incidentto the use of the device.' The bridle armslO are provided with eyes14 at their outer ends. A clamp 15 is provided for the.

outer portion of the brush or broom head,

this clamp being-here shown as comprising members 15--16 which arearranged on op-l posite sides of the head. lThe member 15 is provided atits side edges with teeth or serrations 17 which project intothe' fibersof the head and the said member 15 is formed at its ends with hooks 18which engage the eyes 14 of the bridle arms. f The memberl' is formedwith a relativelyvl` broad web 19 and 'a relatively narrow vweb 20 latright langles to the web 19, Said web 19 is broadened at its center and'narrowed toward its ends, and at' the ends of the saidmember 16 arebearings'Ql which engage the eyes 14 at points opposite the hooksl 18.Thev said members 152-16V are arranged on opposite sides of the head andwhen the member 16 is turned so as to cause .thel` upper edge ofi'ts web19 to bear against one side of the head, the web 2O is arranged a slightdistance pastpthe dead center-of the pivotal connection between the saidmember and the eyes 14 so that 'the edge of thev said web 20 is causedto bear against the 'head and thereby the head is firmly clamped betweenthe members15"16. By releasing said members from the head, which may bedone by partly turning the members 16, the head may be adjustedlongitudinally in the bridle be understood. Owing to the provision'oIthe spring coi-ls 12, the bridle or holder pro- -vides the requiredspring for the brushor broom and the same is' rendered highly efficient.

I claim In combination .with a brush or brooml head, a handle, a bridleconnected to the handle and having spring arms arranged at oppositesides of the head, connecting means between the headand the'fsaid springarms adapting lthe said head to be adjusted-longitudinally between saidspring arms, anda v l In'testimonv whereof I relatively broad web and arelatively nar*-Y row web at substantially right angles-to thefirst-named web and one side of the head.

FRANKLIN RJWCCOIG..y

Witnesses:

' v WILL Z1LoH,'

S. GCOMER.

presenting its edg'e to aiix my signature -1n presence ofy twowltnesses. l

